Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-08
WACO
The Drake Trial-Tne Untted States Court
a GOOD SPEAKER.

The Drake Trial-The United States Court
a GOOD speaker.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Dec. THE District
court room was so Gro Rded yesterday
with people to listen to the testimony in
The Drake murder trial that after 1C
O'Clock Judge Williams Was compelled
10 have the court doors locked ana q
gus1d placed On watch TO keep out any
further entrance Of people into the
court room. The prisoner, sur
rounded by his counsel and lit c
children watched with nervous anXioU''
ness the testimony Of the State. Drase
is e very small man, shout forty years
| of = ge, Is g printer, and is well known to
the Tvpograp nicEI Union Of 'h7 state.
Mrs Quinn, the wife Of the murdered
man. was IN the court as witness and 8
listener Of The sCCry OF her husbands
death. Sa4 is q young snd very beautiful
woman, and the Fad expression on her
face created a silent sympathy for her
among the court audience. The
testimony Of the state was 10 show the
diving expressions Of Professor Quinn,
and was TO the ( f ct that the morning be
was shot ne ws5 preparing to move out OF
house he had rented from Drake and
wss sweeping out the house 10 Leave il
clean when Drake appeared and some
words passed between them about
balance due for rent;
that he had no arms of any kind, except
the broom he rad in his hand; that ne
was Shot by Drake without any provOca
ton, except that he told him he tad not
acted q gentleman with him about the
rent of me house The evidence brought
Gus 8 technical error on the part Of the
state. wnica will no doubt prove fatal TO
3 conviction IN his trial. The inquest WAS
heId b. the coroner over the b0oy Of L. S.
Quinn and the Indictment f ind by the
grand Jury was for the murder of L
Quinn. when, in fact, it should have oeen
$. L Gniun, as shown by the testimony
of Yesterday. Drake is defended by Gen
eraI G orge Clark and john Dyer, and
prosecuted by Anderson, Flint & Ander
son and County Attorney Blair.
A great many Of the Baylor University
students were in ate ndance on the court
in respect to their dead teacher
The courthouse was crowded again to-
day by people to listen TO the trial. The
state closed it's testimony yesterday. The
d-fsndant's counsel are trying to prove
taat the shooting was done IN
self-defense; that Professor Quinn
had g Ratchet in his
hand when the difficulty came up, and
vas in he act Of using it Whyn he was
shot by Drake. This was sworn 10 by
Drske's son and nephew, both little boys,
who were with him when the shooting
occurred. The lawyers will bsrdly 60
before the jury with argument before to-
morrow. IL was generally thought be-
fore the trial that Drake would atte mpt
TO prove insanity.
Ia the United States court Fl. GAMBIA
is on trial for the illicit selling whisky.
W.B. Bluey will b. tried to-dav for the
theft of registered letter. jim n wsom,
the lone bighwayman, will be cslled for
trial tomorrow.
A special car on the Missouri Ps
ciflc carrying twenty five or tbi ty
# Waco's capitalists will leave
here on the Is b to be present st the sale
Of lots at Cheyenne, Tex on the Fort
Worth and Denver Railroad.
Evangelist Martin, an ordained priest
of he Episcopal chuach. began mission
IN S.. PauI's PARISH lsst night. Mr.. Mar
tin speaks without notes, which IS pot
customary with Episcopal ministers. He
is very learned, eloquent and torcIoIe
spesker.
The argument closed in the Drake trial
a 10 O'Clock tonight. The courthouse
was packed with people. The verdict Will
not probably be reached before morning